3 deaths may be linked to community Thanksgiving dinner in Antioch

San Francisco Chronicle ^ | November 28, 2016 | Vivian Ho and Sarah Ravani

[artichokegrower]

Three people died and several others were badly sickened from apparent food poisoning, and authorities were investigating Monday whether the outbreak was linked to a community Thanksgiving dinner in Antioch.

[artichokegrower]

That was some bad turkey

[NormsRevenge]

Was it the goats head cheese dip, a blood sausage link gone bad,, the deviled eggs?

This is a series number of folks affected, some fatally.. not good.. pass the Pepto.

[Gamecock]

Stuffing

[BenLurkin]

Mishandled more likely.

Gotta keep poultry away from everything else when raw.

Scrub down all surfaces,

[BenLurkin]

Could be. Always better to roast with an empty cavity.

[Noumenon]

Tofurkey’s gonna getcha every time.

[NormsRevenge]

yup, in the bird.. undercooked.. killer.

I made deviled eggs meself, gone like that.. I was amazed.

[piasa]

pasta salad is a big killer too if left out too long without refrigeration..

[SamAdams76]

Thanksgiving is prime time for food poisoning. For most people, it's just an upset or gassy stomach and they usually attribute it to overeating. But think about it. Most people's ovens only have so much capacity so they cook dishes hours before the meal and leave them sitting on countertops covered in tinfoil for much of the day. Even after the meal, the food tends to sit out longer because there's only so much room in the refrigerator. It happens to most of us.

Lot of bacteria in food around Thanksgiving. A lot of bacteria.

Not all bacteria is bad for you. But some of it is.

I'm a stuffing in the bird kind of guy but that has it's risks. They say to bake stuffing in a casserole dish but that's not my style. I jam that stuffing into the turkey at both ends and by the time the turkey is cooked, that stuffing is literally exploding out of the turkey cavity. It is so good though.

[Charles Martel]

Salmon mousse, of course.

[Gator113]

Looks great and worth the risk.

[Calvin Locke]

“Right, the potato salad.” /Northern Exposure

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

Thankfully I had the lasagna.

[JimSEA]

Temperature, temperature, and temperature. Aunt Burtha can wait a bit longer. If you’re carving and it’s pink close to the joints you haven’t cooked it long enough.

[lightman]

I had the space stew.

[SamAdams76]

If done right, low risk. Remove the turkey from oven when thigh reaches 160 degrees and then cover with tin foil for about an hour before slicing. I've been cooking the turkey in my home for 30 years. I even add raw eggs to the stuffing to hold it all together. It comes out of the turkey like a loaf of bread and you can cut it with a knife.

[oblomov]

The problem wasn’t the Thanksgiving dinner. The problem was the community.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Agreed. My parents make great stuffing and part of the charm is the 2 things flavoring each other.

Risk? Sure, more risk. But cook it a LONG time and use the thermometer.

[clamper1797]

Don’t call me Shirley